Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering Technology





















 

Assessment Report, 2013-2014

COST, Electronics Engineering Technology

Assessment Identifiers


College / School
College of Sciences and Technology

Department
Department of Engineering Technology

Program / Major / Certificate
Electronics Engineering Technology

Assessment Coordinator(s)
Committee consisting of Dr. Mir Hayder (Chair of the committee), Dr. Mohamad Mustafa (Department Chair and the Coordinator of the CET program), Dr. Asad Yousuf (Coordinator of the EET program), Dr. Qian Chen (Coordinator of the CST program), and Dr. Bryan Knakiewicz (CET program).

Has there been a change to the Assessment Coordinator(s) since the last assessment plan?
No

Person(s) responsible for writing and/or submitting this report:
Mir Hayder

Program Mission Statement


To achieve recognition by academia, students, industry, government and community as one among the best committed to providing high quality educational foundation required for a competent and creative professional career in the area of engineering and technology, and serving as a catalyst for industrial and technological development at the local, regional, national, and global level.

Has this mission statement been revised since the last plan?

No

 

PSLOs

Graduates of the EET baccalaureate degree program will be able to demonstrate:

1.   Knowledge and hands-on competence in the application of circuit analysis and design, computer programming, associated software, analog and digital electronics, and microcomputers, and engineering standards to the building, testing, operation, and maintenance of electrical/electronic(s) systems.

2.   Knowledge and hands-on competence in the applications of physics or chemistry to electrical/electronic(s) circuits in a rigorous mathematical environment at or above the level of algebra and trigonometry.

3.   The ability to analyze, design, and implement one or more of the following: control systems, instrumentation systems, communications systems, computer systems, or power systems.

4.   The ability to apply project management techniques to electrical/electronic(s) systems.

5.   The ability to utilize statistics/probability, transform methods, discrete mathematics, or applied differential equations in support of electrical/electronic(s) systems.

 

LINK TO: Assessment Report, 2013-2014 – Supporting Documents

 

 

 

 

 

Assessment Results (PSLOs)

 

SSU Strategic Plan Goal

PSLO

Semester

Professor

Courses

Assessment Artifacts and Instruments

Target Levels

Results and Analysis of Results

Actions in Response to Results

Academic Engagement and Achievement

1. The students will be able to demonstrate knowledge and hands-on competence in the application of circuit analysis and design, computer programming, associated software, analog and digital electronics, and microcomputers, and engineering standards to the building, testing, operation, and maintenance of electrical/electronic(s) systems.

Fall 2013

A. Yousuf

ELET 3301K Digital Systems I

Lab Report Score

At least 60% of students will score 60%

TARGET MET 65%

OVERALL: TARGET MET
Description of the expected use of results that will be addressed in the 2014-2015 academic year: The program will continue the practices that allowed this target to be met. Targets will be increased.

Academic Engagement and Achievement

2. The students will be able to demonstrate knowledge and hands-on competence in the applications of physics or chemistry to electrical/electronic(s) circuits in a rigorous mathematical environment at or above the level of algebra and trigonometry.

Fall 2013

M. Hayder

ENGT 3701 Engineering Economy

HW and Exam Scores

At least 60% of students will score 60%

TARGET 1 MET 67%

OVERALL: TARGET MET
Description of the expected use of results that will be addressed in the 2014-2015 academic year: The program will continue the practices that allowed this target to be met. Targets will be increased.

A. Yousuf

ELET 3301K Digital Systems I

Lab Report Score

TARGET 2 MET 65%

Academic Engagement and Achievement

3. The students will be able to demonstrate the ability to analyze, design, and implement one or more of the following: control systems, instrumentation systems, communications systems, computer systems, or power systems.

Fall 2013

A. Yousuf

ELET 3301K Digital Systems I

Lab Report Score

At least 60% of students will score 60%

TARGET MET 65%

OVERALL: TARGET MET
Description of the expected use of results that will be addressed in the 2014-2015 academic year: The program will continue the practices that allowed this target to be met. Targets will be increased.

Academic Engagement and Achievement

4. The students will be able to demonstrate the ability to apply project management techniques to electrical/electronic(s) systems.

Fall 2013

B. Knakiewicz

ENGT 2201 Technical Writing

Research Paper Score

At least 60% of students will score 60%

TARGET 1 MET 89%

OVERALL: TARGET MET
Description of the expected use of results that will be addressed in the 2014-2015 academic year: The program will continue the practices that allowed this target to be met. Targets will be increased.

M. Hayder

ENGT 3701 Engineering Economy

HW and Exam Scores

TARGET 2 MET 67%

Academic Engagement and Achievement

5. The students will be able to demonstrate the ability to utilize statistics/probability, transform methods, discrete mathematics, or applied differential equations in support of electrical/electronic(s) systems.

Fall 2013

M. Hayder

ENGT 3701 Engineering Economy

HW and Exam Scores

At least 60% of students will score 60%

TARGET MET 67%

OVERALL: TARGET MET
Description of the expected use of results that will be addressed in the 2014-2015 academic year: The program will continue the practices that allowed this target to be met. Targets will be increased.

 


 

 

Assessment Results (POs)

 

SSU Strategic Plan Goal

PO Goal

Enabling Strategies

Measures

Targets

Results and Analysis of Results

Actions in Response to Results

Academic Engagement and Achievement

Increase enrollment

a. Distribute flyers/pamphlets and promote the program in Open Campus Day activities.

b. Write grants to attract students to Engineering Technology programs

i.  Banner data

ii.Educational grants

i.  Average 120 students over a three-year cycle (Blackboard Analytics Data)

ii.At least one educational grant

TARGET PARTIALLY MET

Student average will be analyzed during the last year of the cycle, (2015-2016) to see if target was met.

Several grants available to students to attract them to the Engineering Technology Programs:

PSLSAMP

NOYCE

MAGEC-STEM PLUS

OVERALL: TARGET PARTIALLY MET

Description of the expected use of results that will be addressed in the 2014-2015 academic year: Grants will be maintained.

 

Academic Engagement and Achievement

Increase faculty development

Provide travel funds

Provide institutional mini-grants

a. Number of faculty presenting/ attending professional conferences

b. Membership in professional organizations

c. Number of faculty writing grants

i.    At least 2-presentations

ii.   Member of 2-professional organizations

iii. At least 2-faculty are involved in writing internal and external grants

TARGET MET

Average Professional presentations is more than 3

 

Members of ASCE, IEEE, ASME, and ASEE

 

6-faculty are involved in writing external grants and more than 6 are involved in writing mini-grants

OVERALL: TARGET MET

Description of the expected use of results that will be addressed in the 2014-2015 academic year: Target met. Strategies will be continued within the program.

 

 

 

Academic Engagement and Achievement

Maintain currency according to  industry needs

a. Alumni survey

b. Employer satisfaction survey

c. Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting

i.    Alumni survey results

ii.   Employer survey results

iii. Industrial Advisory Board meeting minutes

i.    80% Yes to question 4

ii.  80% Above average (score 4 out of 5) to question 3

iii. 100% Relevancy

TARGET MET
Result from alumni survey: 96% Yes to question 4

Result from employer survey: 100% Above average to question 3

OVERALL: TARGET MET

Description of the expected use of results that will be addressed in the 2014-2015 academic year: Target met. Strategies will be continued within the program.